Yerington, Dayton students top county Poetry Out Loud Contest

Winner to compete at state level.

10:08 AM,
Feb. 28, 2013

The Yerington Theatre for the Arts hosted the Lyon County District Finals of the Poetry Out Loud Contest last Thursday and the winner this year was Yerington High School's Raleigh Pedersen (center, front row). Placing second and third in the contest were Corie Darrington (left, front) of Yerington High School and Elena Watts (right, front), of Dayton High School. Other students and their teachers participating in the contest were (back row, from left) YHS English teacher Amanda Aldridge, YHS students Scott Darrington and C.J. Straw, Dayton High School student Mallorie Gribble and DHS English teacher Karl Watts.

Written by

Keith Trout
ktrout@masonvalleynews.com

A total of six students from Dayton and Yerington High Schools competed at the Lyon County District Finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition last Thursday in Yerington, with a YHS senior receiving the first-place award.

Raleigh Pedersen was chosen the winner by a panel of judges and will now compete on March 16 in the State Poetry Out Loud Contest in Reno.

The second-place finisher was Corie Darrington, a Yerington High School sophomore, while third place went to Dayton High School senior Elena Watts, a former contest winner. ...